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Napa at Last Light: America's Eden in an Age of Calamity,Used
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The New York Times bestselling author of Napa tells the captivating story of how the Napa Valley region transformed into an extraordinary engine of commerce, glamour, and an outsized version of the American dreamand how it could be lostin a strong plea for responsible stewardship of the land (Kirkus Reviews).Not so long ago, wine was an exclusively European product. Now it is thoroughly American; emblematic of Napa Valley, an area idealized as the epicenter of great wines and foods and a cultural tourist destination. But James Conaways candid book tells the other side of the romanticized story.Napa at Last Light reveals the often shadowy side of the latter days of Napa Valleymarked by complex personal relationships, immense profits, passionate beliefs, and sometimes desperate struggles to prevail. In the balance hang fortunes and personal relationships made through hard work and manipulation of laws, people, and institutions. Napans who grew up trusting in the beneficence of the vintner class now confront the multinational corporations who have stealthily subsumed the old family landmarks and abandoned the once glorious conviction that agriculture is the best use of the land.Hailed as the definitive Napa writer, Conaway has spent decades covering the region. Napa at Last Light showcases the greed, enviable profits, legacy, and tradition that still collide in this compelling story. The area is still full of dreamers, but of opposing sorts: those longing for a harmonious society based upon the vine, and selfstyled overlords yearning for wealth and the special acclaim only fine wine can bring. Bets are still out on what the future holds. This is a stunning and sad look at how an idyllic community became a victim of its own successfascinating and wellresearched (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
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